yup.....the spotted dick eatin moron, never seen a college game in his life, yet he was an authority on college players.....

....i crack me up...

__________________“If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” ― James Madison

"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson

"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." -Thomas Jefferson
"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." - Thomas Jefferson

take it for what its worth. of course it pretty much counts for nothing to many casual fans, but for 32 clubs and fans who have a little bit of know how of a FO workings, it is avaluable tool in predicting and estimating how certain scenarios play out, and assigning a value to both the unknown and known.

plus their 1st round pick from this year (which everyone had to assume would be a playoff team drafting in positions 20-32).

22nd- 780

= 1818.

due to the falcons one and done playoff run, cleveland got the better of the deal to the tune of 218 points wich roughly equates to the 10th pick in the third round. had the falcons made it to the 2nd or 3rd round of the playoffs (like many expected) the deal woulda wound up even steven according to the chart.

according to the chart which just about all teams use (despite what message board savants and wanna be gurus say) any team that gives up a late 1st rounder for mike wallace is getting a complete steal.

This chart is a great resource. I think it quantifies the value of each selection, not necessarily the value of the player who is picked. For example, we've all seen top picks turn out to be busts - Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith - and late rounders become superstars - Tom Brady.

Something that strikes me is the Redskins trade for Robert Griffin III last year. The table here does NOT do justice to what the Redskins gave up. Washington traded up from #6 to #2. They gave away the #6 pick, the #39 selection, the 22nd selection this year, and a 1st-rounder in next year's draft.

According to the value of picks, the chart suggests the Redkins gave up a TON to trade up just 4 spots. If one crunches the numbers, it looks like the price was astronomical. To me, numbers like this did not come into play for the trade. The Rams must have known Washington was after RGIII, and decided to charge a premium to move down.